MWSD General Manager, in the Wake Harald’s Death, Wonders Why Hwy 1 is 55mph through the towns of Moss Beach and Montara?

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VIDEO. From the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Director’s meeting on Thursday, October 6th, 2022 at 7:30pm by Zoom.

General Manager, Clemens Heldmaier, lost his friend and fellow German, Harald Herrmann, and nearly lost 3 members of the MWSD crew, who were saved by a tree.

He asks the board of Directors that MWSD take a larger role in Hwy 1 Safety to keep his staff and citizens safe, in honor of Harald. He wonders why Hwy 1 is 55mph with all the intersections and driveways. In Germany, the speed is 55km (35mph) in urban areas to protect bikes and pedestrians.

 

 

 

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We Will Miss Harald Herrmann

 


Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) Meetings ~ 1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 7:30pm

Who is on the Board of Directors?

DIRECTOR TERM
Scott Boyd — President Term 2020-2024
Jim Harvey — President Pro Tem Term 2018-2022
Ric Lohman — Secretary Term 2018-2022
Peter Dekker — Treasurer Term 2020-2022
Kathryn Slater-Carter — Director Term 2020-2024

All Board members may be reached by sending an email to [email protected].

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Meeting Schedule:

Regular meetings are 7:30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month. They used to held at the District office at 8888 Cabrillo Hwy, next to Pt Montara Lighthouse and Hostel.

To receive agendas by email, send a request to [email protected]

In addition to email, we post agendas before each board meeting:

  • On the District website here
  • Montara post office
  • Moss Beach post office
  • the bulletin board in front of the MWSD office

 


 


Services

Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) – MWSD is a member of SAM, the agency that collects and cleans our Coastside community’s wastewater before it enters the ocean. SAM meets monthly on the 4th Monday at 7:30pm. Jim Harvey and Scott Boyd presently serve as SAM board members.

Recology of the Coast – MWSD has contracted with Recology of the Coast for trash pickup, recycling, and waste hauling.

Visit County Solid Waste Department for more information about recycling, composting, etc.

 


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Contact Us

  • 8888 Cabrillo Hwy
    Montara, California 94037
  • Office Hours:
    8:30AM to 5PM Mon-Fri
  • (650) 728-3545
  • [email protected]

Note: Public participation is not permitted during closed session discussion items.

 

MSWD General Manager Clemens Heldmaier showing a creek filtration system.

 

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One thought on “MWSD General Manager, in the Wake Harald’s Death, Wonders Why Hwy 1 is 55mph through the towns of Moss Beach and Montara?

  1. I’ve requested that the headline and article be rewritten to be more accurate, as the it seemed to conclusively determine speed was an issue in the fatal accident, when it’s apparently more likely that the driver lost control of his car due to other factors.

    Here’s how the HMB Review followed-up. https://www.hmbreview.com/news/da-truck-driver-distracted/article_e53f0f06-49b0-11ed-b0dc-9f013579b25d.html

    Clemens Heldmaier mentioned 50mph, not 55mph as the headline lists. And the speed limit is 45 mph and 50 mph in Moss Beach and Montara, not 55 mph as by HMB Airport.

    And Moss Beach is not an urban area by any stretch of the imagination.

    It’s disappointing how many inflammatory things were included in the posting — are you trying to emulate FauxNews? — and in the MWSD discussion. One fatality is one too many, but excessive speed was not the cause of the accident. To prevent ones like the one that just occurred, work on finding ways to combat distracted driving.

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